Ex-Apple engineers built an AI button into the ‘iPod Shuffle’ design
The device, called "Button," works with a chatbot, but its functions completely duplicate those of regular smartphone apps.
Chris Nolet and Ryan Burgoyne, who previously worked at Apple on the Vision Pro headphones, have unveiled their own AI-powered gadget. The device, simply called the “Button,” visually mimics the design of the iPod Shuffle.
The device contains a chatbot. To ask a question or give a command, the user physically presses a button – the answers are spoken aloud or transmitted via Bluetooth to wireless headphones or smart glasses.
The “Push-to-Activate” format is designed to address privacy concerns often criticized for AI-powered chest-mounted devices with always-on microphones.
The developers claim that interaction with artificial intelligence is “simply better with the Button,” but they cannot explain why this gadget cannot be replaced with a regular phone app.
Journalists compare the new device to previous unsuccessful attempts to create a wearable artificial intelligence device – the “Humane AI Pin.”
